Next Meeting
This month’s meeting will be held on Thursday, 15 October, at the Peveril Centre in the Methodist Church at 7.30pm. The talk will be given by Matthew Roberts on “Leisure and pleasure in Victorian Britain”
“Leisure and pleasure in Victorian Britain”
This talk looks at ‘leisure’ time in the long 19th century, particularly the pastimes of the masses from bull-baiting to pigeon fancying. Key questions that we will explore are: how did the concept of leisure evolve during the nineteenth century – why did some pastimes such as bull-baiting go into decline, and what were they replaced with? What was the connection between urbanisation, industrialisation and changes in leisure pursuits? In what ways did gender and class influence people’s experiences of leisure? And why did some spaces and places, such as the pub, become so central but also so controversial?
Meetings
Castleton Historical Society holds regular meetings on the third Thursday of each month, except for August and December. Our meetings are held at the Peveril Centre, Methodist Church on Buxton Road in Castleton and our programme of talks can be viewed here. Visitors are always welcome to attend for a small charge (£3) which includes hot drinks and biscuits.
Closure of Castleton Museum
With great sadness, CHS announces the closure of Castleton Museum, which has been housed within Castleton Visitor Centre for over 20 years. The space occupied by the Museum’s displays will become available for commercial use next year. A small area will be reserved for wall-mounted displays. Some of the archive of documents, photographs and artefacts will continue to be stored on site for establishing and renewing the new display area but much of the collection will be dispersed.
More details of this development can be seen here.
The Village of Castleton
Castleton developed as a settlement in the 12th century when the Norman fortress of Peveril Castle was built there. Articles on the history of Castleton can be found here and some photos from our collection are shown below.
Castleton Historical Society
Castleton Historical Society is a voluntary group who promote the history of the Village with a programme of talks, events, displays and local history research. CHS is responsible for establishing and continuing to curate an archive of documents, photographs and artefacts relating to the history of Castleton.
In recent years, the Society has participated in a number of ongoing archaeological digs. More information about our meetings, research and archaeological activities, publications and events are described on this website. New members are always welcome.
